About

Claes Oldenburg

American, born Sweden, born 1929

Geometric Mouse, Scale C, 1971

Not On View

Anodized aluminum

Dimensions: 19 × 20 × 13 in. (48.3 × 50.8 × 33 cm)

Gift of Dr. Bernard J. and Arlene D. Harris, 1991.30

Claes Oldenburg, a leading figure in the Pop Art movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s, is most well known for turning the mundane, average, and small into monumental sculptures. Geometric Mouse-Scale C, inspired by the cartoon character, Mickey Mouse, is a study for an outdoor sculpture that was eventually created in multiple variations of size, scale, and color.